Follow me on Twitter: @kk_OEG
I returned from my holidays to be faced with a report from the Henry Jackson Society that had commissioned a very specific survey (conducted by J L Partners) of attitudes held by the British Muslim community and referenced those with attitudes of the British public in general. The results are explosive.
The mainstream media and many commentators seem to feel that this was a huge surprise, but those reading Kapil’s Khichadi would have already known that for decades I have been exposing these underlying sentiments.
So what am I talking about? What is so explosive that one is rendered speechless? I have looked at the datasets of the survey, and whilst most commentators have just gone with a few headlines, I will share with you a lot more and do a comparative study to provide a context.
Let’s start with the very basic issue of voting intentions that shows that 61% of the Muslim community would vote for Labour. This is marginally lower than the 72% who voted for Labour in the last election. This is quite a surprise because 56% of the same respondents felt that the Israel/Palestinian conflict would be a major issue for them at the next election. Labour has taken a hit, but in the scheme of things they will accept this and feel they have got away with their stance on Gaza.
Interestingly, 72% of the Muslim respondents felt that Israel was a racist endeavour. Contrast this with the general British voter where only 28% felt that Israel was a racist endeavour.
It gets worse, 49% of the Muslim respondents felt that Israel DID NOT have a right to exist as a Jewish homeland. Basically, echoing the same sentiments as Hamas. Whereas 57% of the British public felt Israel DID have a right to exist.
Astonishingly only 24% of Muslim respondents felt Hamas had committed murder and rape in Israel on October 7th (shamefully 39% felt Hamas DID NOT commit murder or rape). Contrast this with the general British voter where 62% felt Hamas had committed murder and rape.
It actually gets even worse, 46% of Muslim respondents felt sympathy with Hamas (16% in the general population), and 29% expressed a positive view of Hamas (only 8% in the general population). Add to this that 52% felt Hamas attacked Israel because it wanted to forward the Palestinian cause. This raises the issue, for me at least, is there really a difference between Hamas and Palestinians? After all, those in Hamas come from the families of the Palestinians, don’t they?
It’s not a surprise therefore to find that 74% of Muslim respondents had a negative view about Israel.
Coming back to Britain, 32% of the Muslim respondents would like to see the implementation of Sharia Law here. 57% felt that Halal food should become compulsory in schools and hospitals. And 32% also felt that Islam should be declared as the national religion. Not sure what King Charles would say about that!
Just these few indicators lay bare the massive gap between the views of some in the Muslim community and those of the British public in general. A headline everyone should take note of, 79% of the British public felt that Islamist extremism is of concern to them.
There is a lot that is embedded in this survey. The underlying attitudes of some in the Muslim community have now been exposed. Some people attempted to hoodwink us by saying that these extremist views were held by a very small minority. What this survey shows is that quite a significant proportion of the Muslim community hold views that are at odds with the British public, and one could go further and say, very much incompatible with British values.
The legitimate question arises about parallel communities, ghettos, and integration. Mainstream media will conflate this by painting all minorities with the same tainted brush. Let me make it clear, the Jewish, Hindu, Sikh and Jain communities are the most integrated, the most law abiding and the most productive in the UK. It’s time mainstream media commentators had the spine to tell the truth, rather than hide behind appeasement platitudes and rhetoric. Call a spade a spade.
The General Election will not solve any of these issues. In my view, if Labour secures governance, this situation will get worse. Labour is contaminated with appeasers of these extremists. They have even promoted some to their leadership front bench who have championed causes in foreign lands whilst ignoring their own constituents. Can you trust a Labour government to look after the interest of the British public? I await for Keir Starmer to nail his colours to the mast and openly declare that under Labour he will expose the extremists, that he will root out the lunatics on the left who promote anti-Semitism and anti-Hindu sentiments, and that he will not have on his front bench MP’s who are ideologically embedded in supporting extremists here and abroad. His very first step should be to clear out the Shadow Cabinet of such rogues. If he needs help in identifying them, all he has to do is contact me!
Kapil's Khichadi 